Growth of Unions Part 2
Growth of Unions
Feb 23, 2016
Growth of Unions . Part 2. International Workers of the World ( “Wobblies” ). “Big Bill” Haywood of the IWW. Violence was justified to overthrow capitalism. I W W & the Internationale. The Hand That Will Rule the World One Big Union. Mother Jones: “The Miner’s Angel”. Mary Harris. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Growth of Unions
Part 2
International Workers of the World (“Wobblies”)
“Big Bill” Haywood of the
IWW
Violence was justified to overthrow capitalism.
I W W & the Internationale
The Hand That Will Rule the World One
Big Union
Mother Jones: “The Miner’s Angel”
Mary Harris. Organizer for the
United MineWorkers.
Founded the SocialDemocratic Party in 1898.
One of the founding members of the I. W. W. in 1905.
Lawrence, MA Strike: 1912
The “Bread & Roses” Strike
DEMANDS:ù 15¢/hr. wage increase.ù Double pay for overtime.ù No discrimination against strikers.ù An end to “speed-up” on the
assembly line.ù An end to discrimination against
foreign immigrant workers.
Lawrence, MA Strike: 1912
The “Formul
a”
unions + violence + strikes + socialists + immigrants = anarchists
Labor Union Membership
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